# @canisiushs on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-11T01:52:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Canisius High School (@canisiushs) — https://gondola.cc/canisiushs

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“That’s the promise we celebrate in this Mass of the Holy Spirit – that we are never too young (or too old), never too small or inexperienced to be called by God. God’s Spirit is already alive in you.”
 
That was part of the homily of President Fr. David Ciancimino, S.J., as he celebrated our Mass of the Holy Spirit before our entire school community in Scaccia Auditorium.
 
The Mass – a Jesuit school tradition for centuries – one in which our community gathers to thank God and to seek the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit for the new school year.
 
Spotlighted during the Mass were Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, two Jesuit-educated late young Italians who were canonized on Sunday.
 
You can read Fr. Ciancimino’s entire Mass of the Holy Spirit homily at our Facebook page.
 
Concelebrants of the Mass included special guest Rev. Michael Tunney, S.J. ’76, the Provincial Assistant for Higher Education at the Jesuits USA East Province.
 
Students assisting in the Mass included: Charles Pollock ’26 (First Reading, from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah), Kayden Wayne ’26 (Responsorial Psalm), and Austin Xiao ’26 (Second Reading, from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians), as well as Victory Shalamba ’26 and Oliver Reynolds ’26 (both read the Prayers of the Faithful). Serving as acolytes were: crossbearer Ben Musial ’26 and candlebearers Matthew Kreuzer ’26 and Rondel Fancher ’26.
 
Students and families interested in the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked as the Buffalo area’s “Best Catholic School” by Buffalo Business First – can learn more by reserving a spot for our Open House on Sunday, Oct. 5 or Monday, Oct. 6 via canisiushigh.org/openhouse
 
This place is special. Let us show you why.
 
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